Chinese
huāfèi
Meaning: to spend; to expend (money, time, effort); costs
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun

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Handwriting

花費
花
費
花费
花
费

Example sentences

He spent a lot of time completing this research.
專家估算這項工程需要花費十億元才能完工。
专家估算这项工程需要花费十亿元才能完工。
Experts estimate that this project will require an expenditure of one billion yuan to complete.
他一方面想去旅行,另一方面又擔心花費太高。
他一方面想去旅行,另一方面又担心花费太高。
On one hand he wants to travel, but on the other hand he's worried the cost will be too high.

Usage Notes

Can be used as both a verb meaning 'to spend' and a noun meaning 'expenses' or 'costs'.

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